16 Dec 2003

Racial-Profiling Study Set to Start in Illinois, but It Probably Won't Bring an Answer

By Administrator
Starting next month, all police agencies in Illinois must begin tracking the race of drivers in traffic stops, but the four-year state study might not provide much information on whether racial profiling is a problem in the state.
09 Dec 2003

Illinois Governor Avoids Looking Bad - Again - on ComEd Bill

By Administrator
Without a doubt, it was way past time that a giant corporation was rebuffed in Springfield. Every year, at least one of the big boys hires every available contract lobbyist, signs up a PR firm, cuts a deal with some pliable and influential third parties, and descends on the Illinois statehouse with a clever proposal in hand.
02 Dec 2003

Media Silence on 9/11

By Danny Schechter and Colleen Kelly
A subpoena can work like truth serum. Drag waffling officials and dissembling politicians before a serious investigating body and suddenly secrets start to spill and disclosures mount. Dots are connected. Confessions emerge, and sometimes, indictments follow.
25 Nov 2003

Energy Bill Runs into Trouble with Illinois Speaker

By Rich Miller
Up until last Tuesday afternoon, it looked like Commonwealth Edison had it made in the shade. House Speaker Michael Madigan had signed off on what was thought to be the final draft of ComEd's bill to help it purchase downstate electric company Illinois Power.
25 Nov 2003

New Medicare Bill Largest Entitlement Expansion Since the 1960s

By Kathleen McCarthy
Many Republicans must be fairly dumbstruck this week, after the recent vote (55-44) to pass a new Medicare bill that critics say is no reform at all, especially because it only significantly benefits the pharmaceutical and insurance companies, giving precious little relief to seniors and other participants in Medicare.
25 Nov 2003

Give Us Equal Rights

By Letter to Editor
In the words of John F. Kennedy: "A nation cannot be free until all of its citizens are free." Let the homophobic, bigoted, religious right keep their preaching to themselves. Keep your terminology "marriage" (50 percent of which end in divorce); just give us our rights that are guaranteed to free people.
18 Nov 2003

ComEd Reveals Its Endgame, and Consumers Likely Lose

By Rich Miller
The big boys who really run Springfield are at it again. Back in August, Exelon Chairperson John Rowe delivered a very frank speech to his shareholders. Exelon is the parent company of Chicago-based Commonwealth Edison, and Rowe explained how he planned to increase his company's profitability.
18 Nov 2003

A 10 Year Perspective

By Kathleen McCarthy
Anniversaries are great motivators for self-evaluation - a good time to take stock of where you've been and where you're going. In taking such stock of our 10-year history, the themes watchdog, critic, and cheerleader rise to the top.
11 Nov 2003

Illinois Governor Has Only Himself to Blame for Veto Overrides

By Rich Miller
You've probably heard that Governor Rod Blagojevich is fighting with the Illinois Legislature again. This time, he's claiming the General Assembly is on a "spending orgy" and tossing around taxpayer money like "drunken sailors" who have "run amok.
11 Nov 2003

The Hazards of Drug Importation

By Joseph L. Bast
According to a recent news story in a Des Moines newspaper, Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack "is taking heart from Illinois' conclusion that it could safely save millions of dollars by helping state employees buy prescription drugs through Canada.

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